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Six Places to Celebrate Carnival in Italy

Six Places to Celebrate Carnival in Italy

by Melanie on 05. Feb, 2010 in Destinations, Festivals and Events, Piemonte, Rome, Sardinia, Sicily, Tuscany, Venice

It’s Carnival time again in Italy, when Italians prepare to say “goodbye meat!” (Carnevale) by throwing lavish parties and parades before hunkering down for 40 days and nights of denial during the Holy Lenten Season. Many travelers think that Carnevale only takes place in Venice. While Venice has the best known Carnival in Italy, there [...]

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What’s On in Italy: February 2009

What’s On in Italy: February 2009

by Melanie on 02. Feb, 2009 in Destinations, Festivals and Events, Lazio, Lombardy, Milan, Rome, Tuscany, Umbria, Veneto, Venice

Here’s the event round-up for February: Carnevale 2009: Carnival celebrations will run for approximately 2 weeks, from February 13 to 24, with big events, parades, and fairs. The biggest of these, of course, will be in Venice and Viareggio. Other Carnival festivals, according to the Italy Guide on About.com, can be found in Sardinia and [...]

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Beaches of Tuscany

Beaches of Tuscany

by Melanie on 08. Apr, 2008 in Destinations, Eco Travel, Family Travel, Featured Articles, Out and About, Parks and Nature, Specialty Travel, Tuscany

With summer on the horizon, we’ve got sun and surf on the brain. So, in the coming weeks and months, we plan to highlight the beaches of Italy. First up is Tuscany, which has some of the most pleasant beaches you’ll find anywhere. While Tuscany’s beaches are hardly a secret – for example, Viareggio and Forte [...]

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What’s On in Italy: April

What’s On in Italy: April

by Melanie on 04. Apr, 2008 in Destinations, Festivals and Events, Food and Wine, Lazio, Rome, Tuscany, Veneto, Venice

We’re a little late posting this month’s events. But there’s still time to catch them. VinItaly, Verona. This wine trade fair, in its 42nd year, is a place for wine industry producers, distributors, and critics, to sample some of Italy’s best wines. According to the U.K.’s Italy Magazine, “One of the top events at this [...]

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